EPISODE · Jun 25, 2018 · 42 MIN
How do you talk about Suicide? Why does language matter?
from Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Minute · host Crisis Intervention Team Inc.
Nils Rosenbaum, MD and Matt Tinney discuss the language and culture around suicide. Why do celebrities who die by suicide fascinate us?The language we use to talk about anything creates emotion around the topic, so our choices of words matter.If you have trouble talking about suicide try to replace the suicide with another illness. What does that even mean? How would you talk about someone who passed from cancer, use that same language when you talk about someone who died by suicide.If you are thinking of suicide please call 911 or 1-800-273-8255. Are you a veteran you can call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1.Click here for more information on schizophrenia.Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook!If you are enjoying these episodes please share them with others and let us know you are enjoying them, leave a review on Apple Podcasts!Don’t forget you can send in your questions for us to answer on the show to [email protected]. Support the show
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Nils Rosenbaum, MD and Matt Tinney discuss the language and culture around suicide. Why do celebrities who die by suicide fascinate us? The language we use to talk about anything creates emotion around the topic, so our choices of words matter.If you have trouble talking about suicide try to replace the suicide with another illness. What does that even mean? How would you talk about someone who passed from cancer, use that same language when you talk about someone who died by suicide. If you ...
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